Sensitive robot knows when it has punched you
7 November 2007
When people start to work more closely with robots collisions will be inevitable, so robots will need the skills to respond
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Found 789 results for drones
Drones to defend US airports
15 April 2007
The US Department of Homeland Security is thinking of using unpiloted aircraft to patrol the skies around airports, protecting airliners from missiles
Float like a robot butterfly
11 April 2007
Now that we know how insects fly, the race is on to copy them to build tiny airborne robots
Drones to defend US airports
11 April 2007
The US Department of Homeland Security is thinking of using unpiloted aircraft to patrol the skies around airports, protecting airliners from missiles
Aircraft swarm around single airborne controller
2 April 2007
Successful flight demonstrations of a multi-aircraft remote-control system may pave the way for squadrons of uncrewed drones, controlled by a lone pilot
NewScientist.com's most popular stories of 2006
1 January 2007
These were the ones you clicked on the most – from "Earth without people", to stunning shots of Mars and the most impressive of sexual ornaments
Tim White forecasts the future
16 November 2006
The most significant breakthrough in hominid palaeobiology will be the recognition that fossil vertebrates are a limited and non-renewable resource
Invention: Invisible drones
2 October 2006
This week's patent applications include a near-invisible spy plane, a foot-controlled computer and cabling that repairs itself when damaged
Promiscuous queen bees make healthier hives
27 September 2006
The queens of bees, ants and wasps that indulge in the most wanton sexual encounters produce colonies with a boosted resistance to disease
Underwater 'gliders' monitor ocean health
11 August 2006
The submersible drones remotely collect real-time data about water currents, pollution and ocean organisms
